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Really weird how some folks here at FREEP think the MSM covers up nuc stuff...I’d think the opposite, that they hate it and would expose anything to hurt the nucs. I am a nuc and hope nuc comes back.
Actually just went back over the early freeper threads. The original stories on Fukushima during the first week by the established MSM turned out to be very accurate. Turns out they reported the meltdowns as they were occurring. Apparently using tips from Japanese insiders and US insiders. However, after the first week or two a noticeable change occurred. They basically just stopped covering the severity of the event and swallowed the government line out of Japan. That was also about the same time that a few distinguished freepers started posting about how the MSM had been hyping the accident. Coincidence ? Obviously our government went into coverup mode once they realized the severity.

Which government went into coverup mode? Ours, as in Obama? That’s nonsense as Obama and his enviro-terrorists hate Nuclear power. Come on. The Japanese gov’t may have covered up.

I’m always going to be behind nuc as look at how the French have done it safely. Their record speaks for itself. And, I hate the French.

The Japanese government ordered a coverup. Obviously. It is all being uncovered in the past few weeks. They just flat out lied about radiation release levels. They underestimated it by 100 % and subsequent studies have stated that the doubling of the original estimated radiation release was even lower then what occurred. So just about everyone recognizes the Japanese coverup. What occurred within the US, was that the leakers were told to stop leaking. Drudge got word that multiple reactors were about to meltdown from an MSM report that cited a unnamed US government source (ie - leaker). Then Drudge ran that famous red headline. Something about - Just hours away from Multiple Nuclear Meltdowns ! Turns out that leaker was right on the money.

Those news leaks were shutdown after the severity became clear about 1-2 weeks into the event. My guess is Obama ordered the leakage stopped and ordered the coverup, since the MSM will only listen to him. BTW - He has come out in support of nuclear power since this catastrophe. It is one of the cornerstones of the green renewable energy push. His support though among his leftist core is dropping significantly. Partly because of the way he is handling the nuclear crisis in Japan, but primarily from other actions such as his war in Libya. So my guess is as the damage in Japan worsens, we will eventually see some of the MSM jump the Obama/GE bandwagon.